Caitlyn Smith Franklin

Caitlyn Smith Franklin is acting Fourth Horn of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for the 2024/25 season. Previously a busy freelancer in the San Francisco Bay Area, Caitlyn appeared in the pit regularly as a frequent substitute with the San Francisco Opera and the San Francisco Ballet, including a one-year contract as Fourth Horn with the San Francisco Ballet for the 2022/23 season, and has performed extensively and toured nationally and internationally as an extra with the San Francisco Symphony.

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Reese Farnell

A native of Fort Worth, Texas, Reese Farnell is serving as Interim Assistant Principal/Utility Horn with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for the 2024/25 season.

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Pinchas Zukerman

Chamber Concert with Pinchas Zukerman at Temple Emanu-El, Stern Chapel

Pinchas Zukerman returns as the DSO’s Artistic and Principal Education Partner for the 23/24 season! We are excited to welcome Pinchas Zukerman alongside members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and faculty members of the SMU Meadows School of the Arts for an intimate chamber concert at Temple Emanu-El, Stern Chapel.

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Pinchas Zukerman

Chamber Concert with Pinchas Zukerman at SMU

Pinchas Zukerman returns as the DSO’s Artistic and Principal Education Partner for the 23/24 season! We are excited to welcome Pinchas Zukerman alongside members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and faculty members of the SMU Meadows School of the Arts for an intimate chamber concert at SMU, Caruth Auditorium.

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Tyler Shepherd

Tyler Shepherd has performed, recorded and toured across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States. Formerly Principal Double Bass of the Welsh National Opera, he has appeared as Principal Bass with many European orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (London), Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester (Norway), BBC Scottish Symphony and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

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Melissa Robason

Melissa Robason first started with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in 2004 as a young library intern looking for a career that suited her love for music and detail-oriented nature.

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Women in Classical Music Symposium

We can’t wait to welcome you to the sixth annual Women in Classical Music Symposium November 3-6, 2024! This year’s virtual conference brings together administrators, educators, composers, musicians and conductors from around the world to gather in meaningful conversations, panels and discussions alike.

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